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Who's Who In The Race For DNC Chair — And Their Plans To Make Democrats Win Again

Members of the Democratic National Committee vote this week for a new leader. Here are the candidates' own words on where they want to take the party next.

Several new studies show mixed results for men taking testosterone supplements.

Does Testosterone Improve Older Men's Health? It Depends

Several studies out this week show mixed results for testosterone replacement. It appears to protect bone density and strength and prevent anemia, but there is no effect on memory and cognition.

People pay respects to the late Russian U.N. ambassador Vitaly Churkin outside Moscow's Foreign Ministry.

Remembering Moscow's U.N. Ambassador, The Russian In My Rolodex

An NPR editor who knew Vitaly Churkin in 1990s Moscow remembers him as a fierce defender of his nation's most controversial policies — and a diplomat who made himself accessible to U.S. reporters.

Memos signed by Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, seen at a news conference earlier this month at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, lay out a number of immigration-enforcement measures, such as expedited deportation proceedings for unauthorized immigrants who have been in the U.S. illegally for up to two years.

Homeland Security Outlines New Rules Tightening Enforcement Of Immigration Law

Two memos, signed by Secretary John Kelly, greatly expand the number of immigrants prioritized for removal. The rules do not affect "Dreamers" — people brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

A World Food Program food distribution site in Bentiu, South Sudan. The U.N. says nearly 5 million people in the country do not have enough food, and in one region people are already dying of starvation.

In South Sudan, People Are Dying Of Hunger As Civil War Continues

The U.N. says nearly 5 million people do not have enough food, and it issued a formal famine declaration for Unity State in the north-central part of the country.

Bobcat Population On The Rise In Connecticut

According to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the bobcat population has grown throughout Connecticut in the last decade. Jason…

At approximately 66 years old, Wisdom, the world's oldest known breeding bird in the wild, is a mother again at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial in Hawaii.

World's 'Oldest Known Wild Bird' Hatches Chick, Again!

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross who is at least 66 years old, has hatched yet another chick at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial in Hawaii.

Muslim Brotherhood campaign volunteers work at an election rally in Zarqa, Jordan, in September 2016. The brotherhood's political wing fielded candidates under a coalition that included Christians and ethnic minorities. The group is now the biggest bloc in the Jordanian Parliament.

Muslim Brotherhood, Mainstream In Many Countries, May Be Listed As Terrorist Group

The Trump administration is considering listing the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. It's banned in some countries but considered a mainstream political group elsewhere in the Mideast.

Muslim-Led Fundraiser To Help Vandalized Jewish Cemetery Be Repaired

After an anti-Semitic attack on a Jewish cemetery in St. Louis, Muslim activists helped to raise tens of thousands of dollars to help repair the vandalism. Steve Inskeep reports.

Copyright Kerfuffle Contributes To More Bulgarian Radio Listeners

The fee Bulgarian National Radio pays to air popular music quadrupled. So it started to play older songs whose copyrights had lapsed. Listenership is up 20 percent.

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